July 12, 2024
GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) – AFI Movie Club
GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) stars Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel and more. Leigh, Gable, de Havilland and McDaniel were nominated for Academy Awards® for their performances in the epic period drama, with Leigh winning Best Actress and McDaniel winning Best Supporting Actress. McDaniel made history as the first African American artist...
April 26, 2022
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951) – AFI Movie Club
Adapted from Tennessee Williams’ play by director Elia Kazan, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951) stars Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, both named by the American Film Institute among cinema’s greatest screen legends – the latter ranking at #4 of all time. Other accolades from AFI include inclusion on both of the institute’s vaunted lists of...
June 2, 2020
HOLLYWOOD Reimagines a More Inclusive Industry
With the recent release of Ryan Murphy’s fantastical new miniseries HOLLYWOOD, audiences have been treated to a revisionist look at what the film industry would have been like if it had it become more equitable in the ’40s. The show revolves around the fictional production of MEG, a twist on the tragic tale of 24-year-old…
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